[OSM-dev] OSM without segments - prototype

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On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 01:01:23AM +0200, michael_j at email.de wrote:
> Removal of the segments should reduce the traffic sufficiently. As the API gets now slimmer some functionality might now be moved from the editor to the database. This should further reduce the traffic and also reduce the editor complexity. 
> Particularly I consider splitting and merging ways might be useful to be handled at the server. 
> 
> E.g.:
> - Spliting ways:
>    + SplitWayRequest (WayID-A, NodeID-A, NodeID-B) 
>    + SplitWayResponse (WayIDofPartA, WayIDofPartB)
> 
> - Joining ways or closing one way:
>   + JoinWaysRequest (WaysID-A, NodeID-A, WayID-B, NodeID-B)
>   + JoinWaysResponse (WayIDofJointWay)

I don't think this will have a significant impact on server traffic.
Generally the user will split/merge ways as part of a reorganization
and is also likely to change some tags etc... I think JOSM and (certainly)
Merkaartor are smart enough to combine those operations when possible.

For an online editor like potlatch it might reduce complexity but for
I know for certain that using such a call in Merkaartor will increase
complexity (due to the logic that compresses multiple updates into one)

So I don't think I'd use such a call if it became available.

cu bart